Born to Be Bad
Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!
1950 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Nicholas Ray |
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| Writer: | Anne Parrish, Edith R. Sommer, Charles Schnee |
| Staring: |
| Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1950 |
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| Director: | Nicholas Ray |
| Writer: | Anne Parrish, Edith R. Sommer, Charles Schnee |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | film noir, home wrecker, manipulative woman, homewrecker |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Fontaine | Christabel Caine Carey |
| Robert Ryan | Nick Bradley |
| Zachary Scott | Curtis Carey |
| Joan Leslie | Donna Foster |
| Mel Ferrer | Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome |
| Harold Vermilyea | John Caine |
| Virginia Farmer | Aunt Clara Caine |
| Kathleen Howard | Mrs. Bolton |
| Dick Ryan | Arthur, Curtis' Butler |
| Bess Flowers | Mrs. Worthington |
| Joy Hallward | Mrs. Porter |
| Hazel Boyne | Committee Woman |
| Irving Bacon | Jewelry Salesman |
| Gordon Oliver | The Lawyer |
| Frank Arnold | Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Lulu Mae Bohrman | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Barry Brooks | Man (Uncredited) |
| Morgan Brown | Waiter (Uncredited) |
| Ann Burr | Schoolgirl (Uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Beulah Christian | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Helen Crozier | Ann (Uncredited) |
| Homer Dickenson | Art Gallery Attendant (Uncredited) |
| Don Dillaway | Photographer (Uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| George Ford | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Nathan (Uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Avery Graves | Curtis' Friend (Uncredited) |
| Marion Gray | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Mr. Detweiller (Uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Horan | Workman (Uncredited) |
| Bobby Johnson | Kenneth (Uncredited) |
| Ray Johnson | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Peggy Leon | Caine's Secretary (Uncredited) |
| Max Linder | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Leota Lorraine | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam Lufkin | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| John Mitchum | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Barry Norton | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Evelyn Underwood | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Georgiana Wulff | Schoolgirl (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Design |
| Anne Parrish | Novel |
| Edith R. Sommer | Screenplay |
| Frederic Knudtson | Editor |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Harley Miller | Set Decoration |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Fred Fleck | Assistant Director |
| Phil Brigandi | Sound |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| Robert Soderberg | Additional Dialogue |
| George Oppenheimer | Additional Dialogue |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ruby Felker | Hairstylist |
| Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Earl B. Mounce | Sound |
| Orville Beckett | Gaffer |
| Fred Bentley | Camera Operator |
| Tom Clement | Grip |
| Clifford Stine | Additional Director of Photography |
| Harry J. Wild | Additional Director of Photography |
| Mercy Weireter | Script Supervisor |
| Charles Schnee | Adaptation |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Sam De Grasse | Additional Director of Photography |
| Hattie Carnegie | Costume Design |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Department Head |
| Rod Amateau | Dialogue Coach |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sid Rogell | Executive Producer |
| Robert Sparks | Producer |
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